Conference Visa

You can apply for a conference visa in case you intend to visit India to
participate in a conference/ seminar/ exhibition in India on a specific invitation.

You should apply at least 6 weeks prior to the date of departure so that the High Commission has enough time
to obtain necessary clearances for your visa request and issue the visa on time.

You will need to enclose the following documents for a conference visa:
1) Letter of invitation for all invitees, by name, from the organisers of the event in India clearly
mentioning the name, address and contact numbers of the organiser/s, venue and date of event

2) Any two of these documents of the Indian invitee: passport (preferred), copy of electricity bill, telephone bill,
ration card, voter identity card, clearly mentioning the address and contact numbers.

3) Copy of NADRA Card along with its English translation

4) Copy of any utility bill, such as electricity bill/ gas bill/ landline telephone bill (any one as address proof)

5) Any one of the following :

For Government employees: A letter from the Head of the Department or copy of the
clearance received from the competent Government authority

For private sector employees: A letter from the Organisation
giving the details of designation, duration of service and address of the applicant

For self employed: A copy of the registration of the business establishment by the Government of
Pakistan with English translation.

The High Commission needs the following three clearances from India before a visa is issued after due
scrutiny of the documents submitted along with the visa application: a) Clearance for conduct of event by the organisers in India by the
Foreigners Division, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi b) Clearance for conduct of the event by organisers in India by the PAI Division,
Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi c) Clearance for each participant by name to participant in the event by the Foreigners Division,
Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi

It would be advisable that you apply for the visa simultaneously at the High
Commission, while the organisers obtain necessary clearances from various Ministries in India.

Even if you do not have in your name, any utility bills of your present residence,
you can still submit the same along with your visa application. However, you would be required to submit an affidavit, duly notarised,
explaining the reason why the utility bills are not in your name. Please note that the address you enter in the visa
application form should match the address mentioned on the utility bill of your present address.

You can submit your passport once you have been informed that clearance for issuance of visa has been issued. Please ensure
that the correct contact numbers are mentioned in the visa application form so that you can be contacted for the same.

In case you submit the passport directly to the High Commission, in the morning (between 0930 hrs to 1300 hrs), the visa will be stamped on the same
day and handed over around 1630 hrs. However, if the passport is received at the High Commission in the afternoon (between 1400 hrs to 1700 hrs),
the visa will be affixed the next day.

Please note that the High Commission will reject all visa applications which are older than 3
months and/or submitted without the passport after that period.

All Pakistani nationals, except those holding Indian visas endorsed "exempted from police reporting", will be
required to register, in person, at the nearest police station / Foreigners Registration Officer (FRO) / Foreigners Regional Registration Officer (FRRO)
within 24 hours of reaching the specified place of stay.

You will also have to make a similar report 24 hours prior to your intended
time/ date of departure from each place of stay to the nearest police station / Foreigners Registration Officer (FRO) / Foreigners Regional Registration
Officer (FRRO).

In addition, please note the following :

You are not required to register with the police station,
if you are only transiting a particular city and not going to stay overnight.

In case you do not visit any particular city which has been
endorsed on your visa, you do not have to report to the police in that city.

You do not have to report to the police in the order in which
places have been endorsed on your visa.

You are not required to register with the police station, if you are only transiting a particular
city and not going to stay overnight. In case you do not visit any particular city which has been endorsed on your visa, you do not have to report to the
police in that city.

You can personally report to police for registration or depute an authorized representative to report arrival, in writing,
to the nearest police station / Foreigners Registration Officer (FRO) / Foreigners Regional Registration Officer (FRRO) within 24 hours of your reaching the
specified place. The authorised representative shall also make a similar report on your behalf 24 hours prior to your intended departure from each place
of stay.

Any misrepresentation or undertaking of activities in India incompatible with the visa category can result in
an immediate revocation of the visa and deportation from India. For example, if you have been given a conference visa and you perform activities
which are commercial in nature, then you are likely to be deported from India and denied visa for subsequent entry into India.